UZHHOROD. Metal Kharkiv and Kolos Kovalivka didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Metal Kharkiv was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

Maksym Pryadun didn’t score a decisive penalty (47′). That would have allowed Metal Kharkiv to win the match.​

The match was played at the Stadion Avanhard stadium in Uzhhorod on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Oleksandr Derdo with the help of Petro Kotubey and Denys Shudryk. The 4th official was Roman Blavatskiy. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Standings

After this match, Metal Kharkiv will have 18 points like Veres, Chornomorets and Minai to sit in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Kolos Kovalivka will have 24 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Metal Kharkiv will play away against Shakhtar Donetsk on the 8th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Shakhtar Donetsk (0 draws).

Kolos Kovalivka will host Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on the 9th of April with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Kolos Kovalivka (0 draws).

Metal Kharkiv – Formation

Metal Kharkiv started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Perica Ognjenovic decided to play with the following team: Danil Yermolov, Yuriy Romanyuk, Oleksandr Myzyuk, Bohdan Porokh, Yehor Demchenko, Serhii Panasenko, Ihor Chaykovskyi, Yehor Kartushov, Bohdan Boichuk, Maksym Priadun and Dmytro Korkishko.

The home team had on the bench: Orest Kostyk, Oleksandr Nikolyshyn, Pathy Malumandsoko, Vladyslav Naumets, Samuel, Maksym Bahachanskyi, Dmytro Shamych, Yevheniy Ryazantsev, Aleks Chidomere and Roberto Corral.

Substitutions

Metal Kharkiv made 3 changes: Dmytro Korkishko for Vladyslav Naumets (32′), Sergiy Panasenko for Maksym Bagachanskyi (70′) and Igor Chaykovskyi for Samuel (83′).

Kolos Kovalivka – Formation

Kolos Kovalivka started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Yaroslav Vyshnyak played with: Yevhenii Volynets, Mykyta Kravchenko, Roman Honcharenko, Sergiy Chobotenko, Oleksandr Chornomorets, Vadym Milko, Andrii Bohdanov, Pavlo Orikhovskyi, Yevhenii Smyrnyi, Denys Bezborodko and Oleh Ilin.

They had on the bench: Volodymyr Makhankov, Kiril Fesyun, Yevhenii Novak, Nikolay Zolotov, Oleksii Zozulia, Kiril Popov, Oleh Kryvoruchko, Sergiy Myakushko, Vladyslav Veleten, Yevhenii Isaienko and Oleh Kryvoruchko.

Substitutions

Kolos Kovalivka made 4 changes: A. Bogdanov for Sergiy Myakushko (62′), A. Bogdanov for Volodymyr Lysenko (62′), O. Ilyin for Yevhenii Ryazantsev (83′) and O. Ilyin for Vladyslav Veleten (85′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Veres – Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih – 1-2
• Metal Kharkiv – Kolos Kovalivka – 0-0
• Oleksandria – Vorskla – 3-0
• Minai – Inhulets – 1-2